Le Tricolore Education
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I am a qualified teacher with 24 years experience as a secondary school teacher and I was also head of department for 7 years.
I have also been tutoring for as long as I can remember... First in France, teaching English when I was a teenager, and French from the age of 23 years old, to adults and teenagers.
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14 customer reviews
Lily
French Lessons
good enough to find a suitable tutor
Reply from Le Tricolore Education
Dear Lily, I really enjoyed my first trial lesson with Shu and I know I will be able to see him grow in confidence. Thank you so much for hiring me! I love being able to follow students' progress over time.
Eunhoo Joo
French Lessons
Ghislain is an incredible and a passionate teacher, with whom my 11 year old boy has been studying French. I am very grateful for her great professionalism, metrology, and individual approach to the lesson. She would like to see students make progress. Lessons were always on time. I highly recommend Ghislain to anyone who wants to improve his/her French. My so will continue to study French with Ghislain whenever he has a school break. Thank you again, Ghislain! More...
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Dear Eunhoo, Thank you so much for the lovely review. It is a pleasure to teach Jun. I also love the fact that I will have the pleasure to teach in over the years. There is nothing better than to see a student grow and follow their progress.
Daniel Damor
Miss Ghislaine helped me a lot with my French studies, helping me to bring myself from a low 6 to a comfortable grade 8 in one year.
Reply from Le Tricolore Education
Dear Daniel, it has been great working with you and helping you achieve the grade 8 that you deserved. I wish you all the best in your future studies. Take care, Ghislaine
Suzanne
Ghislaine has been teaching my daughter for nearly 2 years. Her confidence in French has improved exponentially and she is well prepared with her national exams approaching
Reply from Le Tricolore Education
Thank you for the review, Suzanne. It is a pleasure to teach your daughter and I am confident that she will do very well in her GCSE.
Phoebe
I love my lessons with Ghislaine! My lessons are fun but I am learning - my French is getting so much better
Reply from Le Tricolore Education
Thank you for your review Phoebe! It is a pleasure teaching you!
Carolyn
Great tutor, I would highly recommend. I have been studying with Ghislaine for a year now. Her lessons are tailored to meet my needs and are well planned out. She has excellent communication skills , a positive approach and is very patient. My grammar, conversation and pronunciation skills have improved so much. More...
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Thank you so much for your lovely review, Carolyn. I am looking forward to helping you through your French A levels this year. Take care, Ghislaine
Alexandra
Ghislaine has been an amazing tutor for me for over a year now. She is always friendly and accommodating weather that is about the subject of the current course or our schedule. She always makes the course fun and informative. I feel that I have been making a lot of progress even though I have forgotten to complete the homework I have set for myself quite a few times. Genuinely she is a delight to work with! More...
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It is a pleasure to teach you Alex! Thank you for the lovely review. Your grammar is greatly inproving as well as your accuracy. Well done!
Jake
10/10 lessons. Would absolutely recommend to anyone at all stages of their progress. Ghislaine is an excellent teacher.
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Thank you so much for your review Jake. Take care!
Reeta Herzallah
Ghislaine is just a superb teacher! She is kind and approachable too! She has inspired both my children in loving the French language which has reflected on their speed of learning and attainment. We highly recommend her.
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Thank you so much for this lovely review Reeta. I am really enjoying teaching both your son and daughter. I especially enjoy the fact that I am able to watch them grow in confidence over time as this will be the third academic year that I have helped your daughter and the second of helping your son! Thank you for entrusting their learning to me!
Yvonne
I've been studying with Ghislaine for over a year and I've greatly enjoyed the lessons. Ghislaine is a very clear communicator and chooses material that is interesting and varied. I recommend her highly to anybody looking to improve their French. More...
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Thank you very much for your review Yvonne! It is a pleasure teaching you! I enjoy the discussion that we have in French and helping you to make further progress in your excellent fluency in the language.
Donna
Ghislaine has been teaching my daughter French for over one year. She has been very patient, reliable and communicative. Not only has she helped my daughter make great progress in French, but also encouraged her and boosted her confidence in speaking French. My daughter has found her lessons very helpful and interesting. And Ghislaine has always been trying to adjust the lessons to push her and make her improve at a suitable pace. More...
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Dear Donna, thank you for the lovely review. Your daughter has made so much progress in this last year! It is a pleasure to teach her.
Lucy Ratican
Ghislaine has been teaching a group of our employees for almost one year. Ghislaine is very professional, very reliable and her communication is great. She get's on well with all staff and they have taken a lot away from the lessons so far. Learning / revision material is always sent in good time. I would highly recommend Ghislaine. More...
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Dear Lucy, I enjoy teaching staff from Brandalley. Thank you for the great review!
Lauren Farmery
Ghislaine is a fantastic French teacher. Lessons are well-pitched to my level and challenging. If the work is put in, I think Ghislaine is the teacher to lead people to become fluent in French. I would have no need to go anywhere else. More...
Reply from Le Tricolore Education
Dear Lauren, thank you so much for your review. It is a pleasure to teach you! In a way you have helped me develop my skills as a tutor and get out of my comfort zone, so thank you for choosing me more than a year ago now! A lundi! Bonne semaine !
Devyani
Fantastic lessons. V well structured and always with specified learning objectives. Patiently taught and engaging as well.
very grateful. Thank you Le Tricolore Education!
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Reply from Le Tricolore Education
Dear Devyani, Thank you for the lovely review. I cannot believe that I have been teaching your lovely son since October 2020! Time flies! He is making so much progress.
What do you love most about your job?
I love the success stories...
I tutored three teenagers from year 9 and they received grades 9, 9 and 8!! One of them is carrying to doing French at A level!
What I love most about tutoring is the diversity of the teaching. For 24 years, I taught in secondary schools and led a Languages Department for 7 years.
Now, I also have the pleasure of teaching adults who want to improve their French for pleasure and also for work reasons. Some adults also want to learn French from scratch and I love accompanying them on this wonderful challenge they have set themselves.
What inspired you to start your own business?
I taught 24 years in secondary schools and I decided that I wanted to have the opportunity to teach different people.
Another reason was to have a better work life balance. The pressure from the education system was such that I did not feel I was able to teach how I wanted and I often did not have the time to focus on individual students and get the best out of them.
I find tutoring is making me face new challenges and I am loving this.
Why should our clients choose you?
My experience as a secondary school teacher , knowledge of GCSE demands and also wide experience of teaching adults set me above other tutors.
My commitment, expertise speak for themselves as I have very few gaps on my schedule. I am keeping 18 of my students, both adults and teenagers, in September.
As a result I have very few gaps:
I am currently available between 8 and 10am on a Tuesday
4pm and 5pm on a Wednesday
4pm and 5pm on a Thursday
11.30am and 1pm, and also 3.30pm and 4.30pm on a Friday
My student retention speaks for itself as I have been teaching 8 students for the last 2 years; 13 students (adults and teenagers) are long term commitments. Three families have asked me to teach younger or older siblings as they are so happy about the progress that the older children have made.
KS3 and upper primary: I focus on making sure that students enjoy the lessons while making sure that I lay strong foundations to prepare for GCSE.
KS4: I ensure I diagnose what obstacles to progress exist. My wide experience of teaching at GCSE level is key to making sure that students achieve their full potential.
Adults: I listen to what the needs of the adult learner are and adapt the lessons accordingly.
Can you provide your services online or remotely? If so, please add details.
I use my own online teaching platform which enables me to upload a variety of resources: YouTube clips, songs, PowerPoints, Word documents, video clips.
The platform also has whiteboards. All resources can be downloaded.
What changes have you made to keep your customers safe from Covid-19?
As I teach mostly online there are no risks as there is no exposure to Covid.
My online platform is perfect for the lessons as it enables me to prepare well in advance.
KS3 and upper primary
When I teach upper primary, I focus on students' enjoyment.
I make sure that I also build strong foundations for KS4 and introduce grammar. I teach at the pace of the learner and see where the learning takes us...
KS4
My extensive experience of teaching at KS4 in secondary schools (24 years) means that I know exactly what students need to be successful both grammatically and in content.
I make sure I diagnose quickly where the students' weaknesses are and target them so that progress is made.
I believe working in partnership both with learners and adults is key to success.
French lessons for adults (work)
In the last few years, I have been teaching adults who have needed to improve their learning of French for work reasons. Amongst others, I have been teaching a lady who works in recruitment and deals with language companies; staff from a multi-national company as they work closely with a French company.
French for adults (pleasure)
As well as teaching adults for work reasons, I have also helped adults either at beginner level or those who want to improve their accuracy and fluency.
I use a variety of materials, all to ensure progress.
I use my own pronunciation method to help learners `sound more French'.
